Biomolecules
What is the storage form of glucose in humans?
Glycogen
Any enzyme that moves a functional group from one molecule to another is called a _____.
transferase
In glycolysis, what enzyme converts glucose to glucose 6-phosphate?
hexokinase (or glucokinase)
Unfolding of a protein due to exposure to heat or acid solution is called...
denaturation
Alpha helices and beta sheets are examples of this level of protein structure.
Secondary
Which vitamin is most needed for clotting factor synthesis?
Vitamin K
The oxidation of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA is accompanied by the reduction of ____?
NAD+ to NADH
Conversion of pyruvate into alcohol or lactate is called.
fermentation
Activation energy of a reaction
Fatty acids link to glycerol via this type of bond
Ester
Which glucose transport protein is insulin dependent?
GLUT-4
Aldolase cleaves fructose 1,6-bisphosphate into dihydroxyacetone phosphate and ____?
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
What is dehydration synthesis?
Loss of water to build a molecule
What is the name of the model of enzyme kinetics which plots reaction rate against substrate concentration?
Michaelis-Menten
This lipid serves as the precursor to all steroid hormones.
cholesterol
Which of these enzymes are synthesized by the intestinal mucus membrane?
carboxypeptidase, pepsin, maltase, amylase
maltase
What are the substrates of citrate synthase?
Oxaloacetate and acetyl-coA
Any compound with the general formula (CH2O)n
Carbohydrate
What are the three parts of a nucleotide (monomer of DNA/RNA)?
Phosphate, Sugar, Nitrogenous base
glucogenic amino acids, glycerol, lactate, pyruvate
The catabolism of fatty acids into acetyl-CoA is called...
Beta oxidation
Identify the difference between ionic and covalent bonds
Ionic--give and take of electrons Covalent--sharing electrons
Name the enzyme that catalyzes the rate limiting step in cholesterol synthesis, and is the target of statin drugs.
HMG-CoA reductase